Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenton Cool. Summit reached on 19th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8059
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER13161
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Kenton Cool
Sponsor	Dream Guides Everest Expedition 2013
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2013-04-21
Summit Date	2013-05-19
Summit Time	0145
Summit Days	28
Total Days	31
Termination Date	2013-05-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Summited Nuptse on 16 May (NUPT-131-01) and Lhotse on 20 May (LHOT-131-06)
Campsites	BC(21/04,5350m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7300m),C4(18/04,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	On 17 May Cool and Dorje Gyalgen moved to C3 of Everest and went to the South Col on 18 May, where they arrived at around noon. Cool and Dorje Gyalgen left the South Col for the summit at 7:30 pm on 18 May. Perfect conditions, but many people. They summited at 1:45 am in complete darkness and spent about 20 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 4 am. Cool was climbing on his own, as his Nigerian/UK client Latifu Kolawole Abiola, never made it to Nepal. He had other political engagements and cancelled the expedition. Oxygen: Nuptse without oxygen C3 to Everest summit to C4 to Lhotse Summit to C3 by Cool C4 to Everest summit to C4 by Dorje Gyalgen Sherpa: Dorje Gyalzen, Pangboche, Khumbu, 16/07/1982
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462855
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	58899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER13161
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Kenton Edward
Last Name	Cool
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Quenington, Gloucester, England
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C4 to Lhotse smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439859
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenton edward cool
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	58900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER13161
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dorje Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	11th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443123
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenton Edward Cool	M	1973	UK	Leader	Quenington, Gloucester, England	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8827
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER13161
Reference ID	01
Year	2013
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Cool, Kenton
Title	Everest: A Mountain Undimmed
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2013
Language	-
Citation	117:75-92 (2013)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13791
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER13161
Reference ID	02
Year	2013
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2013_files/AJ%202013%2072-92%20Cool%20Everest.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER13161	AJ	Cool, Kenton	Everest: A Mountain Undimmed	-	117:75-92 (2013)	-
EVER13161	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2013_files/AJ%202013%2072-92%20Cool%20Everest.pdf	-	-	-